History of Sports

The history of sports teaches us a great deal about the changing society and about the nature of sport itself. It shows how society has transformed its practices and beliefs, thereby leading to changes in the rules in sports.

Soccer (or Association Football) became recognized as a "Sport" under the Cambridge Rules of 1848. From there the rules were refined in 1857 in Sheffield England until they became the rules as we know them today. To be honest, the sport was developed well before then as the sport was used a training...

There aren't any set rules, per se. Usually, the site of the Super Bowl is selected by the NFL, using characteristics for choice such as climate, night life and the ability to accomodate nearly a million viewers, media and production crews, etc.

I have snowboarded for my entire life and have taught many people to snowboard. There are three main steps to snowboarding step 1... going down the hill on your heels ( forward ) step 2... going down on your toes ( backward ) step 3... curving back and forth between heels and toes ( mostly...

Yes, racquetball is an English sport, though it is more played in the United States. In England it is spelled "racketball" and is becoming one of the most popular indoor racket sports in the country. Squash is still more popular, but racquetball is a growing sport and is popular with people of all...

One major event in the history of Brazil occurred in 1945 when thecountry became a member of the United Nations. Another major eventoccurred in 1962 when Brazil won the World Cup. A third major eventhappened in 2011 when the country elected its first femalepresident.

John Mecom Jr. was an oil man, and New Orleans' economy was built on the oil and gas industry. So, when deciding on colors for New Orleans' NFL franchise, they chose black and gold, as in "black gold"... A term used to refer to crude oil.

Possibly that was figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding. Harding's then husband, Jeff Gillooly, and bodyguard Shaun Eckardt arranged for Kerrigan to be attacked just prior to the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer to get her out of the way so Harding could have a better chance at winning....

Any city interested in hosting the Olympics applies to become a candidate city by filling out an extensive application and questionnaire. Prospective host cities must also submit an emblem created to visually represent their candidature, and compose and deliver a 10-minute presentation introducing...

The Wiffle ball was invented by Jay T. Sweesy of Fairfield, Connecticut in 1953 when he designed a ball that curved easily for his 12-year old son. It was named when his son and his friends would refer to a strikeout as a "whiff".

For Males: What about the Rocket?? ... Rod Laver?? Even Federer regards him as "the greatest" of all. Then there is Roger Federer himself - with the record number of total Grand Slam singles titles to his name already?? Of course, though, he is nowhere near being the calibre of doubles player that...

They had to wait for the invention of the can before they could play Kick the Can and organized sports require liesure time which would require the passage of many generations before that became available.

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Soccer was started around 200 A.D. when cavemen wrapped up dirt and other objects in animal skin. I swear it's the truth! Soccer was officially made a sport in England, though, in the 1800's. I swear about this too! Hope this will help you! Peace out luv yaaa!

The Revolutionary factors involved in this term are classed in two categories: a) Demonstrative b) Political. As this was both the hypothetical involvement in argument for and against the springbok tour, one must assume the gains of the tour: The tour is completed, new teams have been faced. ...

Because Jamaica has made it to the 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi and Wyoming contribution to send Jamaica to the Olympics. Winston Watts will be the oldest bobsledder at age 47. Answered by LeSean Jordan from Harlem, NY Instagram: @harlemhightymer Facebook LeSean Jordan Twitter: ...

Fourteen [14] out of fifteen [15] jockeys in the first Kentucky Derby were African Americans. The inaugural Derby was held in the afternoon of May 17, 1875. The winning rider was Oliver Lewis [1856 - 1924], an African American who subsequently became a Kentucky businessman in Lexington. The only...

In 1951 the Tom Longboat Awards were instituted by Jan Eisenhardt. This program, administered since 1999 by the Aboriginal Sport Circle, annually honours outstanding First Nations athletes and sportsmen in each province of Canada; national male and female winners are selected from the provincial...

Violence has had a very long history in sports. In fact, most early sports were very violent, the most extreme example being gladiatorial combat in ancient Rome, which was watched by large crowds. In Imperial Japan, samurai were allowed to kill almost anybody they wanted to, though in practice...